This 12-months placement provides hands-on experience supporting clinical trial start-up, feasibility assessment, site identification, and patient recruitment activities for global studies. The intern will work closely with Study Start-Up, Feasibility, and Clinical Operations teams to support key study planning activities

Qualification Requirements
Undergraduate with at least 2 years of study or Graduate of a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Life Sciences, Public Health, Pharmacy, Nursing, Data/Health Sciences, Business or related field.

Salary - £24,000 per annum

Benefits

• Holiday Allowance - 25 Days Holiday Allowance, plus Bank Holidays

• Pension - Employee 5%, Employer 3%

• Employee Assistance Programme

• On-site Parking

• Flexi Time

• Casual Dress

Location - Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Sovereign House, Vision Park, Chivers Way, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9BZ

Working Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5.30pm with 60 minute lunch break

2-3 days per week in the office

Duration - 12 months

Start Date - April 2026

Interview Date - March 2026

Closing Date for Applications - 10th February 2026

Job Description

This internship provides hands-on experience supporting clinical trial start-up, feasibility assessment, site identification, and patient recruitment activities for global studies. The intern will work closely with Study Start-Up, Feasibility, and Clinical Operations teams to support key study planning activities

Job Responsibilities

Study Start‑Up (SSU)

• Assist in the collection, quality check, and tracking of essential start‑up documents (e.g., confidentiality agreements, feasibility questionnaires, site regulatory packets).

• Support ICF localization/customization and version control under supervision.

• Help prepare EC/IRB/Competent Authority (CA) submission packs (cover letters, forms, supporting docs) and coordinate translations.

• Maintain accurate entries in study tracking systems (e.g., TMF, CTIS/JVRIM/IRAS, or sponsor equivalents) to support IP release milestones.

• Facilitate meetings and status reports for cross‑functional team updates.

Feasibility & Site Identification

• Compile country and site feasibility intelligence (therapeutic area interest, historical performance, startup timelines, competitive landscape).

• Support site identification: utilizing data from internal databases, public registries, and referrals

• Help maintain site intelligence (capabilities, patient pools, previous KPIs) and support selection discussions.

Patient Recruitment & Retention Support

• Assist in recruitment plan inputs (country/channel mix, referral pathways, diversity/outreach considerations) under guidance from Patient Recruitment and SSU leads.

• Coordinate review of patient and site‑facing materials; support ethics approvals for patient‑facing content where applicable.

• Track screening/enrolment signals during early activation; flag risks and data gaps to the team.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Compliance

• Partner with Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Legal/Contracts, and Vendors to keep timelines on track.

• Participate in creation of new ways or working for Clinical Trial Start-Up, Feasibility and Patient Recruitment. Building new processes, supporting technology and change management

• Uphold GCP, SOPs, privacy, and data integrity standards; support process improvement tasks within SSU/Feasibility.

Things To Be Considered

Please ensure that you are willing and able to live within commutable distance of the company site before applying as you will be in the office 2-3 days per week.

Cogent Skills Placements Service are managing the recruitment for this placement at our client's request, therefore we ask that applications are made through our website please.